Virginia is home to approximately 320,000 federal government employees and hundreds of thousands of federal contractors.
November 06, 2025
medium
temporal
Estimate of the size of the federal workforce and contractor presence in the state of Virginia.
During a federal government shutdown, certain federal employees, including military service members, are designated as essential and are required to continue working even if paychecks are delayed.
September 29, 2025
high
policy
Describes the typical designation and work requirement for essential federal personnel during a shutdown.